proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
time; hour; period; class
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
the whole area; all areas
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
putting into operation; invocation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
meaning; significance; sense
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you